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THE ACTIVITY OF TOBIAS ZEUTSCHNER (1621-1675) AT ST. MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH IN WROCLAW: A COMPOSING CAREER IN PROTESTANT BRESLAU (Dzialalnosc Tobiasa Zeutschnera (1621-75) w kosciele sw. Marii Magdaleny. Kariera.. w .. srodowisku dawnego Wroclawia)

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Halamska P.

Muzyka

2008

vol. 53

issue 2(209)

69-90

Among the musicians active in the main Protestant churches of Breslau in the latter half of the 17th century, only a handful have left behind any surviving musical works. One of them is Tobias Zeutschner (1621-1675), the organist at St. Bernardine's and St. Mary Magdalene's. The only existing monographic paper on his life and work was published in 1900. Zeutschner's extant legacy includes about 60 works. In addition, the titles of some of his missing works are attested in library catalogues and other records. With the exception of organ pieces, his works include examples of practically all the genres of religious music composed at the time, such as the sacred concerto, the historia, parts of the mass, Magnificats, and solo songs, the texts of which were often written by Zeutschner himself. Most of the pieces date back to his time at St. Mary Magdalene's, where he worked as organist from 1655 until his death in 1675. His most popular works, which enjoyed a renown extending beyond Zeutschner's local reputation, come from his 'Musicalische Kirchen- und Hauss-Freude', a cycle published in Leipzig in 1661. The paper presents the state of sources and history of research on music in 17th century Breslau as well as the main institutions and organisation of Protestant musical life in the city of this time. The last and main part of the text deals with the life, work and career of Tobias Zeutschner, including discussion of the reception of his pieces composed during his term at St. Mary Magdalene's.

FROM THE MUSICAL PAST OF THE ST ELIZABETH CHURCH IN WROCLAW DURING THE BAROQUE PERIOD (Z przeszlosci muzycznej wroclawskiego kosciola Sw. Elzbiety w czasach baroku)

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Jez T.

Muzyka

2007

vol. 52

issue 4(207)

95-126

The purpose of this article is to supplement the existing research into the musical tradition of the St Elizabeth church in Wroclaw with information from previously unexplored archives. Sources held at the Voivodeship State Archive in Wroclaw allow us to examine more closely the structure and the dynamics of the development of musical institutions in that area. Particular attention is devoted to the ensemble of Elizabethan choristers; it was one of the more influential musical communities of the city, an institution which played a very significant part in the development of future administrative, didactic and church staff. The surviving financial documentation of that ensemble allows us to reconstruct the ensemble's personnel in detail. A comparison of the expenditure on musical settings throughout the centre, preserved in the church accounts, allows us to establish the social status of the ensemble's musicians. In these sources we find references to persons already known to us from previous research as participants in the musical life of seventeenth-century Wroclaw; however, we also find previously unknown musicians, which makes it possible to verify and expand the state of current research. In particular, the archives from the period 1649-1654 suggest a need for a thorough review of the picture of the musical culture of the Wroclaw church of St Elizabeth, since they document a fundamental reorganisation of the whole ensemble. This may relate to the introduction of the latest style of Italian compositions - the 'seconda pratica' style - into the repertoire being developed in that centre.

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THE ACTIVITY OF TOBIAS ZEUTSCHNER (1621-1675) AT ST. MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH IN WROCLAW: A COMPOSING CAREER IN PROTESTANT BRESLAU (Dzialalnosc Tobiasa Zeutschnera (1621-75) w kosciele sw. Marii Magdaleny. Kariera.. w .. srodowisku dawnego Wroclawia)

FROM THE MUSICAL PAST OF THE ST ELIZABETH CHURCH IN WROCLAW DURING THE BAROQUE PERIOD (Z przeszlosci muzycznej wroclawskiego kosciola Sw. Elzbiety w czasach baroku)